Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-08-26
A Notice % Candidates.
THE AUGUSTA FARMERS LAY
DOWN 4 PLATFORM FOR
THEM

DOWN 4 PLATFORM FOR
THEM.
SPEECHES FROM LT.-GOV. JOHN E.
MASSEY, CHARLES GRATTAN, AND G.
JULIAN PRATT-THE RAILROAD COR
PoRATIoNs sCoRED-A STRINGENT
FARMERS PROGRAMME LAID DOWN
FOR LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.
&C., S., sc.
In the court house Monday, a body of
very solid looking farmers, including both
Democrats and Republicans filled the
lower floor. 1t had been called together
both for the general welfare Of that calling
and for giving some important informa-
tisn to the candidates Of either party who
may aspire to represent the county Of Au-
gusta in the legislature next winter.
Mr.. q. Julian Pratt of South River was
chosen Chairman, and Mr.. Albert Roller
of Middle River, Secretary.
SOME PRACTICAL REMARKS.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Pratt said it
was farmers meeting. meeting of far
mers to set forth their grievances and to
look about for remedies, and he congratula-
ted them that there were gentlemen to
address them who understood the one and
were able to suggest the other. Some
thing Is wrong either in the methods of
the farmers themselves, or in the govern
mental policy, or in both, and the present
condition of agriculture demanded rem
edY. There may be necessity upon us to
change the direction of our efforts and to
turn to more diversified industry. He had
been interested in reading report of
THE CANNING INTEREST
of Botetourt, of which Mr.. Moomaw is
now the head. TIE tomato canning alone,
there, made product of 1886, 900. of which
$40, 900 went to the Gamer, $40 900 to the
laborer, and the remainder to those who
raised the tomatoes. That is the result in
one establishment only-over a quarter of
million dollars brought from abroad into
a single county. In Augusta county far
mers had turned to new diversity
THE CREAMERIEs,
and there were three OF them now IN
operation. Mr.. Kingsley, of Loudoun,
who is running % separators in the coun-
ties Of Loudoun and Fauquier, is paying
out 1929 a day to the farmers for their
milk, making over 5000, 900 year paid by
that single firm to the farmers of those two
counties for milk. Mr.. jacob Grove, of
who has been since its opening
a patron of the Waynesboro creamery,
says that after nine months experience
with cows and forwarding their milk to
the Waynesboro creamery, he finds that
be can feed grain at 10 cents day and
that the manure will Offset the hay and
fodder given in addition. And now he
would not accept the offer of any man to
pay him $95 year as the income from one
cow. If ensilage succeeds, Mr.. Grove
thinks the food will be still cheaper.
In concluding, Mr.. Pratt said that
,he trouble Of the farmers might lay
u lack of diversified industries, or 1t might
ay in the lack of proper legal enactments.,
out wherever it did lie the farmers them
selves had the intelligence to find the,
'emedies and the strength to enforce the
APPi1SheiOh Oi paCus uI6O-uIbuS Ol GQG5
people of country owning three-ffths Of
is property and making three-ffths of its
cannot be helpless
COMMITTEE OF BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES
APPOINTED.
On motion of Mr.. Samuel M. Woods OF
Middle River, the chair appointed COM.
nittee TO consist of an equal number Of
members of each political party 10 report
ID measures of legislation necessary for
he farmers interest. The chair appointed
he following gentlemen on the commit
ee-the first three being well known Re
'ublicans, and the last three we'll known
emocrats-Messrs. Samuel M. Woods.
Ohm Il Hamilton, E. L. Houff, A. A.
proul, D. W. Hanger and Lewis Har-
nan.
OF 1t. GOV. JNo. E. MASSEY.
The Chairman then introduced Lit. Cow,
ohm Massey, as a gentleman as distin-,
uished in agriculture as he was in other
7alks of life. =
Mr.. Massey said he could not say that
Q deserved the compliment that had
cen paid him by the chairman, and he
ather felt his coming to Augusta to talk
bout agricultural interests was like carry
lg Goals to Newcastle. distinguished
i agriculture Why all 1 know about it
learned IL this Valley. ia Rockingham.
augusta and the lower counties where I
we'd for many years. For twenty years
my life Lad no connection with it.
fe had a farmers meeting in AIbemarle
ltely Where there was some fine speaking,
nd one of the best, if not the very best
,eeches ever heard on the subject of the
Irmlng interest was made at that meet
lg by citizen of Augusta-Mr. Grattan.
L won It try for moment to tell you
oout farming. Your chairman has lust
nd that three ffths of the citizens of the
nlted States are farmers, three-fifths of
le property Of the United States is owned
farmers. Nobody will deny that; no.
ody will deny that the agricultural in.
crest is the interest of the country and
specially Of Virginia. I have no COM.
amt to make OF the manufacturing in
rest which is day by day opening the.
ines OF wealth In Virginia, so rich that
lelr value cannot be calculated. I have
complaining to make when 1 see
PROFESSIONAL MEN ORGANIZING
II their own protection. They have
ght to do it, and so long as they don,t
cad too heavily on our toes, am glad
see it. 'Men will praise thee when
GU doest well for thyself.n said Solomon.
ut while they combine. we must not for
t that they are largely dependent on the